analysis paper

Select one of the following questions.

1. Mead describes the self as a consisting of an impulsive “I” and a socialized Me.” What are some examples of tensions between the I and the me as people interact in the social world? How are such tensions resolved? What are the challenges of the I and me and modern social problems? Provide multiple examples in making your compelling arguments.
2. Goffman suggests that we are always involved with impression management and staging performances for others. Provide an analysis of the performances you must give using Goffman’s language. Are there any situations where we are not involved in impression management or performance? Provide examples. Is there ever an authentic self that does not rely on these dramaturgical processes? Provide examples.
3. The text argues critical theorists are critical of the “culture industry.” How is mass culture produced? What are the most important institutions or social groups involved in the production of culture? How is culture “packaged for us? Provide examples.